It looks like property tax bills will increase for many of us on the Sun Coast next year as local governments use a second year of rising property values as an opportunity to boost... Read More.

Today starts the annual sales tax-free weekend for school supplies. This weekend parents can expect to save six percent on school supplies, including “big-ticket” items such as electronics. This year, there is a new... Read More.

A serious marine bacterial infection has caused the death of one Sarasota county resident and made anotehr person in Sarasota County and two in Charlotte County sick. Local health officials are issuing a warning... Read More.

Two employees at a Charlotte County Chevron station have been arrested. CCSO detectives say they were selling synthetic drugs from the stations El Jobean convenience store. NBC2 reports several undercover drug purchases were... Read More.

A Punta Gorda man's been arrested on multiple drug possession charges after getting pulled over yesterday by CCSO Street Crimes deputies for blowing a stop sign. Deputies say 23-year old Andrew... Read More.

Northport's City Commission decided to keep its police dispatch service rather than consolidate it with the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office. The Herald-Tribune reports Police Chief Kevin Vespia recommended dispatchers be kept local after... Read More.

It could cost 2-million dollars or more to add streetlights to University Avenue outside North Port. While there is plenty of lighting at the intersections, University has long stretches without lighting now. THe Herald-Tribune... Read More.

Stop me if you've heard this before. A local interchange project is going to get started later, and cost more, than originally thought. This time it's the diverging diamond interchange at I-75 and... Read More.